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Nicholas Z. What are the downsides of mortgage note investing?
10 August 2020 | 25 replies

I've been researching mortgage note investing, and from everything I've read, it seems like a great way to invest in real estate. However, I've not seen much about how mortgage note investing can go bad. According to ...

Jason Delgado Alonzo Preparation tips for my first purchase
26 November 2020 | 22 replies

Hello, I am looking to start my real estate journey, and am estimating I will have all my "ducks in a row" within 8 months to a year from now. That being said my goal is to take advantage of an fha loan (and 203k if a...

Zoe Brennan New Agent & Aspiring Investor
9 February 2025 | 18 replies

Hi BiggerPockets,
 
My name is Zoe Brennan. I am 20yrs old completely new to this, and I’m just starting out in my real estate career as a newly licensed agent. I bring sales experience from selling RVs and have alway...

Eli Fazzo Real estate investing in South Carolina: Worth it at 6% property tax?
4 February 2025 | 38 replies

Hey Bp family,

I’m looking to move to Lexington, South Carolina area within the next year or so. I would like to start investing in real estate once I get situated down there. My plan is to sell my primary home ...

Alec McGinn Why would I want to buy rat holes?
30 July 2018 | 77 replies

I always see cheap houses for sale in my market and they are complete rat holes and the realtor always says “great investment property” well my question is do the best investments always come from rehab? Wouldn’t it b...

Joshua Dorkin What Excuse Do You Have for NOT Investing?
13 December 2007 | 48 replies

For all of the newbies out there, I was wondering what excuses you have for not investing. I think it might be helpful to share with everyone here!

For the veterans, I'd love to hear some of the excuses you used b...

Mark Vandzura self manage vs property management company
24 April 2019 | 62 replies

Hey BP members, Does anyone have any advice on hiring a property manager? I currently manage 16 doors myself, all within a 10 minute drive from each other. (I do everything). I looked into a few property management co...

Dhar Rawal My success story: Turning $250k into tax free $1.25mil
21 July 2021 | 89 replies

I got out of the stock market in 2009 after taking a $300k loss. Ironically, I had made about the same amount by actually predicting the crash and shorting the market at the top. I thought I could predict the upturn a...

Mike McKinzie Dear Property Management Companies....
12 December 2016 | 33 replies

and Property Managers in general,Just about no one on Bigger Pockets is as big a defender of Property Managers as I am.  While some folks are great DYI people and can manage their own properties well, I am a firm beli...

Bienes Raices Question about getting a real estate license to do flipping, etc.
24 June 2012 | 52 replies

I was thinking about getting my RE license just so that I could obtain MLS access and have an advantage over other buyers, but there were a few things I was wondering about:

1) Is there a long lag time from the time ...